Non-Breakable Blocks: NB and BB commands

 

With Nota Bene, you can identify a block of text that you want to keep on one page. The NB (Non-breakable Block) command is used to begin a non-breakable block and the BB (Breakable Block) command is used to end the non-breakable block. The NB command can be used with a space and then a number to specify the number of lines to include in a non-breakable block. In this case, the BB command is not necessary.    

 

To set the beginning and end of a non-breakable block:

 

1Move the cursor to the beginning of the block you want to identify as non-breakable.
2Press F9 to access the action line.
3Type nb
4Press F10 to insert the nb command identifying the beginning of the non-breakable block.
5Move the cursor to the first line after the non-breakable block (i.e., the first line that can break to the next page).
6Type bb
7Press F10 to insert the bb command identifying the end of the non-breakable block.

 

To set the beginning of the block and the number of following lines to be kept together.  

 

1Move the cursor to the beginning of the block you want to identify as non-breakable.
2Press F9 to access the action line.
3Type nb n  where n = the number of lines to be kept together. For example, the following command would be used to specify the beginning of a non-breakable block that includes the next 5 lines:
nb 5
4Press F10 to insert the command.

 

 

See also:

Page Break: PG command

Widows and Orphans: WD and OR commands